Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 239%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 112%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 294%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics224% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive380% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO  (all builds)
Memory59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '21 at 11:43
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 170
2-Core 339
109% 201 Pts
4-Core 659
8-Core 1,254
114% 957 Pts
64-Core 3185
197% 3185 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5375 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Lighting 338
Reflection 295
Parallax 354
276% 329 fps
MRender 359
Gravity 268
Splatting 187
213% 272 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 224%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1958 1972 1975 1973 1543 1503 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
380% Outstanding
Read 2,591
Write 1,965
Mixed 1,830
SusWrite 1,820
460% 2,052 MB/s
4K Read 70.5
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 99.6
330% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,491
DQ Write 1305
DQ Mixed 1,381
1,040% 1,392 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 380%
Great: 435%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
685GB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3383 3383 3391 2255 1554 1554 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
456% Outstanding
Read 2,824
Write 3,311
Mixed 3,083
SusWrite 2,587
667% 2,951 MB/s
4K Read 84.5
4K Write 215
4K Mixed 119
394% 140 MB/s
DQ Read 1,512
DQ Write 1,299
DQ Mixed 1,412
1,056% 1,408 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 456%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
137% Outstanding
MC Read 60.8
MC Write 45.5
MC Mixed 46.4
145% 50.9 GB/s
SC Read 33.3
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 45.8
101% 35.4 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 137%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO Builds (Compare 3,942 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 207%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 248%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,820
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